Sports

Gallery | Green and White Scrimmage
Smithville football Green and White Scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 15.
- Gallery | Green and White Scrimmage
- Smithville football finishes 1st week of practice with Green and White Scrimmage
- Gallery | Purple and Gold Midnight Scrimmage
- Kearney football holds 4th Purple and Gold Midnight Scrimmage
- Gallery | Navy and Gold Scrimmage
Education

Synergy Services seeks school supplies
With locations in Clay and Platte counties, Synergy Services is seeking school supplies. The Riverside Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Synergy Services to ensure no local student starts the school year feeling left…
- Synergy Services seeks school supplies
- Local students build World Cup animatronics
- Modern democracy exhibit showcases U.S. history, key moments in nation’s growth
- Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary provides education services to encourage positive relationship with environment
- District foundations, community can help with school supplies
Outdoors

MDC offers free virtual class on rifle scope mounting scope Aug. 18
The Missouri Department of Conservation is presenting a virtual rifle scope mounting class from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. This is a free program open to all ages. This class addresses the questions…
- MDC offers free virtual class on rifle scope mounting scope Aug. 18
- Tomatoes struggle in summer heat
- HDLI celebrates Christmas in July with beer crawl
- 2026 LPRF Glow Run 5K Sept. 12
- Asian needle ant confirmed in Missouri
Sports

Gallery | Green and White Scrimmage
Smithville football Green and White Scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 15.
- Gallery | Green and White Scrimmage
- Smithville football finishes 1st week of practice with Green and White Scrimmage
- Gallery | Purple and Gold Midnight Scrimmage
- Kearney football holds 4th Purple and Gold Midnight Scrimmage
- Gallery | Navy and Gold Scrimmage
Education

Synergy Services seeks school supplies
With locations in Clay and Platte counties, Synergy Services is seeking school supplies. The Riverside Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Synergy Services to ensure no local student starts…
- Synergy Services seeks school supplies
- Local students build World Cup animatronics
- Modern democracy exhibit showcases U.S. history, key moments in nation’s growth
- Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary provides education services to encourage positive relationship with environment
- District foundations, community can help with school supplies
Outdoors

MDC offers free virtual class on rifle scope mounting scope Aug. 18
The Missouri Department of Conservation is presenting a virtual rifle scope mounting class from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. This is a free program open to all ages. …
- MDC offers free virtual class on rifle scope mounting scope Aug. 18
- Tomatoes struggle in summer heat
- HDLI celebrates Christmas in July with beer crawl
- 2026 LPRF Glow Run 5K Sept. 12
- Asian needle ant confirmed in Missouri
News

Go North KC celebrates watch party numbers
CLAY AND PLATTE COUNTIES — The World Cup games are over, but the Go North KC team, spearheaded by Clay County Marketing and Tourism Manager Megan Sahlfield and Jennifer Goering, Platte County Convention & Visitors Bureau director, shared numbers about the local effort. There were seven watch parties across the Northland. More than 10,100 visitors…
- Go North KC celebrates watch party numbers
- Liberty City Council could vote Aug. 24 on battery storage facility
- Liberty man charged with sexual misconduct
- Historic Downtown Liberty wins statewide Missouri Main Street award for youth-led storytelling initiative
- Liberty man, woman charged with leaving kids in hot car
Community Living

Notso Little Pantry officially opens in Kearney
KEARNEY — The Kearney Rotary Club celebrated the official opening of the Notso Little Pantry, 110 E. 6th St. on Aug. 18.
- Notso Little Pantry officially opens in Kearney
- 27 things to do in Clay County
- SENIOR NEWS LINE: When will salads be safe to eat?
- DONNA ERICKSON’S BEST BITES: Prepare 24-hour refrigerator pickles
- Northwest Missouri Breast Health Symposium, community resource fair Aug. 20
Multimedia

Gallery | Green and White Scrimmage
Smithville football Green and White Scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 15.
- Gallery | Green and White Scrimmage
- Gallery | Purple and Gold Midnight Scrimmage
- Gallery | Navy and Gold Scrimmage
- Gallery | Liberty Fall Sports Cookout
- Gallery | Liberty boys soccer alumni game
Special Sections
Entertainment

Shoal Creek Living History Museum celebrates Pioneer Day of 1866
CLAY COUNTY — The Shoal Creek Living History Museum, 7000 NE Barry Road, will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. The volunteers will look at the year 1866. Artisans will be demonstrating their skills; buildings will be open for viewing with a few available to enter; skits relating to events…
- Shoal Creek Living History Museum celebrates Pioneer Day of 1866
- Northland Community Choir announces season, Carnegie Hall performance
- Liberty Community Chorus kicks off with cookout this evening
- 20 things to do in Clay County
- Dinner theater comes to Liberty Farm Equestrian Center
Opinion
Maybe next adventure should be volunteering?
You’re retired, or close to it. Your children are grown and have families and homes of their own. You have life experience, professional skills, and a desire to stay active. You also understand the importance of community, camaraderie, and compassion. What’s next?
- Maybe next adventure should be volunteering?
- What kind of power saves?
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- Time to honor past this 250th anniversary



